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BarryEganPDL t1_je3fjor wrote

Reply to Best Picture Oscar Should Only Go to American Movies, Says Cannes Head by kixiron

On one hand, I understand this idea. It kind of devalues other countries awards. Something like Shoplifters being Best Picture in Japan’s top awards still gets considered as less than because it wasn’t Oscars Best Picture. (Just creating an example here)

But I think the Oscars should be openly what it is— an American take on the best films. So if a movie like Roma or Parasite had that kind of impact in America, it should have that same impact on the American awards. It shouldn’t be considered as a fully international awards ceremony because it isn’t.

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maoterracottasoldier t1_je3etp3 wrote

Reply to Leon: The Professional (1994) Discussion by HS_13_

I watched it recently for the first time and was pretty surprised at how much they focused on her sexuality. She was usually wearing revealing clothes and obviously tried to have sex with him. I just tried to keep an open mind as to why the creators would make those choices. Maybe the director is just a perve, but I wondered if it was meant to show how the girl was an orphan from a broken home whose best example of love was from older women. She was imitating what she had seen with the only human still around. She had grown up in that tiny apartment and probably seen sex before. Her older sister had introduced her to celebrities like Madonna, who were very sexual. She was a kid imitating what was around her. Her parents didn’t seem like the best people so she was probably never loved like a child should experience.

I could be way off but those were my thoughts. But I thought they maybe went a little far trying to make her sexually attractive.

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Parkimedes t1_je3eb2b wrote

Reply to Leonardo DiCaprio has only worked with 3 directors more than once: Baz Luhrmann (2x), Quentin Tarantino (2x), Martin Scorsese (6x). by jankyeyes

Not too surprising. I’m fact, I’m surprised he has done 6 with Scorsese. Most blockbuster movies these days have first time directors. The executive producers usually hire someone cheap who will do whatever they want without a big ego. That’s why there are so few big name directors.

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Due_Spare532 t1_je3d0re wrote

Reply to Book Adaptations: Let's Complain or Compliment Together by El_And_Rose

To Kill A Mockingbird -- great book, great movie, great adaptation

The Shining -- great book, great movie, but not good adaptation

Godfather -- great book, great mobie, great adaptation

Streetcar Named Desire -- great play, play great movie, great adaptation

Wait Until Dark -- great play, great movie adaptation

The Color Purple great book great movie great, adaptation

Misery -- great book, great movie, pretty close to great adaptation

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